Carbon Tax working overseas
BRITISH Columbia's carbon tax shift was raised by $5 on July 1, four years after it was first initiated by the government.
Has the plan worked and how will the new increases impact the economy?
Sustainable Prosperity, a University of Ottawa-based research network, thinks the first four years "have had a positive environmental impact without harming the [BC] economy."
In a report, Sustainable Prosperity outlines the key reasons why it thinks the initiative has been a success, although it admits it's still early days.
Read more at the Financial Post
